Sentences with phrase «guided by public opinion»

Power brokers or imaginary friends?Politicians are better at what they do when they are in touch with the public and guided by public opinion.

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But if it be expedient that he should remove to another station, he ought not to attempt this on his own private opinion, but to be guided by public authority.»

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That's why I'm with the other contributors above who seem to share my astonishment at Roger Pielke Jr.'s apparently extreme belief «that the policy utility of trying to change public opinion through the media [is] of questionable value,» that «the version of democracy [in which] the public guide wise public policy — is not well supported by theory or evidence,» and that he'd «go so far as to say that it is a complete myth.»

In terms of the reasonableness of LSUC's decision, the court considered speeches by various benchers of LSUC (i.e., board members), as well as legal opinions designed to guide the benchers and 210 submissions from members of the profession and the public.

When writing for an audience that includes not only the practicing lawyers who will be guided by their opinions but also members of the public who will feel their impact, judges can hardly be blamed for turning to pop culture to get their message across.

In my humble opinion, that's got to change if the appeals courts want the bar and the public, as well as the parties before it, to be guided by their opinions and to act on them in a manner (i.e., settling cases for reasonable amounts) that will reduce the number of lawsuits brought to trial and appealed.»

Another worry is that, even with publication of opinions, the necessary redactions may severely inhibit the public value of those opinions to the point that publication is pointless.67 Such predictions are difficult to assess, but if the additional public understanding created by the release of past FISA court opinions is any guide, 68 the release of future opinions will likely continue to spur thoughtful commentary and enhance public understanding of the law.